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A roadside bomb has killed three US soldiers in Baghdad, the US military said in a statement on Wednesday.A roadside bomb has killed three US soldiers in Baghdad, the US military said in a statement on Wednesday.
The vehicle was hit in the north-west part of the capital late on Tuesday, the statement said without giving further details.The vehicle was hit in the north-west part of the capital late on Tuesday, the statement said without giving further details.
Media reports say 22 soldiers have been killed in February, although the overall level of attacks has fallen.Media reports say 22 soldiers have been killed in February, although the overall level of attacks has fallen.
US and Iraqi forces have been cracking down on militant and anti-US insurgents in the past 12 months. US and Iraqi forces have been cracking down on militant groups and anti-US insurgents in the past 12 months.
Earlier, Iraqi officials said 15 policemen had been killed and more than 45 were wounded in eastern Baghdad when an insurgents' truck with a multiple rocket launcher on board exploded.
Iraqi police officials say a bomb disposal team had been trying to defuse unfired rockets on the launcher in the Obeidi area when "a mishandling" cause a powerful explosion.
Some rockets had already been fired at a nearby US military base, where four soldiers were wounded, a US military statement said.
The rocketing was the second such attack in two days in Baghdad. Five Iraqis were killed on Monday.
US military official have said rogue Shia groups backed by Iranian Revolutionary Guards were behind the recent spate of attacks, using stocks from hidden arms stockpiles.